Relive your youth (or cringe at it). These are the top-selling singles of the ’90s, from Elton John’s timeless ballad to Cher’s comeback anthem.

1991 was the year before the wave hit. Grunge was coming. Rave was mutating. Britpop was tuning its guitars. But the charts? Still clinging to soft rock, legacy acts, and pain wrapped in plastic. This list isn’t rebellion. It’s retreat.

A nation in flux choosing Simply Red over change, and power ballads over noise. The revolution was happening elsewhere. The high street didn’t get the memo.